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Your pets are fat for the same reason you are fat and the whole family is fat, YOU EAT TOO MUCH. Get a portion control feeder but make sure your bringing the dog down slowly. You can torture yourself with stupid diets and get all jittery because you've take Herbalife a bit too far, but be kind to the fat dog, it's not her…

For me, when I tell myself I'm fasting, that gives me a mindset of eating NOTHING during those hours except for water and for me, coffee too. The real effect for me is that it keeps me from snacking. MOST people snack unless they are working on their diet and fitness so to me in means a lot more than skipping breakfast.…

Caffeine pill? Double shot espresso or Americano (espresso & water), or soy milk latte, 35 calories for me.

Why do pre-workout products even exist? Profit motive purely. Nothing has been proven that they do anything more than say eating fruit. Don't wast your money on supplements, spend it on high quality food, the kind you prepare yourself. Protein supplements help in getting enough protein if you are working out. Don't think…

You've really got to stop thinking exercise helps you lose weight. Exercise is of course the single best thing you can do for your health, but it is NOT a weight loss tool. You know you can blow that hour and a half run with a single piece of pizza right? Your diet, and diet alone should accomplish a 1 to 2 pound a week…

I used to have this problem. I would go to bed and think about cooking, I like to cook as a hobby and eventually I'd have to get up and eat because I could not sleep. Finally I started planning to eat dinner late at night before bed. I consume all of my calories between 4:00 pm and 12:00 Midnight. I go to bed a bit later…

I love hiking. The fact is, it takes energy to lift a pound to the top of the mountain. Therefore, the more pounds you weigh, the more calories it will take to get there. You burn pretty much the same if you run, or go slow and take rests. Fast is power and you get done faster. Take your time, enjoy it and rest when you…

You never need to cheat. You need to start looking at your diet like money, it's a budget. If you buy this, you can't have that, if you eat this, you can't have that. Stay within your budget. I don't eat much calorie dense food because it blows my budget and I want to eat more of the good stuff. Try this, have a perfect…

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KETO= More of the same pseudoscience nonsense that has been coming out about every six months for the past 30 years.

Breakfast?

....losing my mind over jealously.

Daily is way too much weighing for me. To hold myself accountable, to myself, I weight myself each Friday, at the gym at the same time each week, wearing basically the same amount of clothing before I start the workout. This works for me because I never eat before a workout. I find I have more energy and I feel better…

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Too many times in my past my motivation was to look better to other people. Personally, this should just be a byproduct of your goals. Do this for yourself, do this for your health. People can really be a powerful force in discouragement. I did that for years and until I started focusing on only me, I did not succeed. I…

This happened to me a month ago. I got pissed and decided to have an absolute perfect week. For me that is 1250 calories consumed and no more than 700 net calories, fixed calorie intake and basically 550 calories burned that I don't eat back. I lost 5 pounds the first week, I was probably due. This week I'll be perfect as…

Check out one of several studies that found that a fit bit will more likely hurt you more than help. This one I cite talks about people who are aware of calories they exercised and end up eating more than they normally would have because of the information. I personally never eat back calories. I stick to the calories and…

Starting a sentence with "you guys", yeah, all of the talk show hosts do that. They need to just adopt the southern dialect and say "Ya'll". Also ladies, if you are going to use the word "Misogyny", look up the definition and stop applying it to every situation where a man does not agree with you. Women can be misogynists…

Turkey meatloaf? I would totally skip the desert for Beef meatloaf.

This isn't about anyone other than yourself. Go ahead and eat those Oreo's but stay under your caloric goal for the day. However, if you understand that those 3 or 4 cookies cost you a nice piece of beef or chicken, you might reconsider.

Arnold Schwarzenegger was asked about staying on a diet, he said "It depends on what you are more hungry for".

Thanks for posing in clothes, and not your panties as many do. Good luck to you, you'll do great! One word of advice, EVERYTHING, no matter how small or apparently insignificant goes on the diary. If you don't, you're only fooling and cheating yourself. Even if you have a bad day, EVERYTHING you consume goes on the list,…

I have 2 of several containers I use a lot for cooking. If you place an empty one on the scale, turn it on you'll have tare weight for that container and you can just weight the full one. Or, as suggested before, jot down the container weight before you fill it and subtract it. I have a 9x9 casserole dish I do this with…

Great comments here. I'd just like to add that once you make a recipe, you can edit it. For example, I make very healthy chili verde and Colorado. The veggies I weigh at the store so I'm not too concerned about them being exact because they are not calorie dense. I'm overstating a bit because, for example, you remove the…

Many of us have been down this road many times. This time around I didn't change one single thing except I started logging everything. Anything I eat goes on the list and if I can't find the exact item, I find one that I know is at least or more than what I ate. Just by seeing what you eat you start cutting back. After…

I'm bad for you but you know you want me.

Nice post and great point. I believe that when you're limiting calories you certainly want all the calories you can get from super healthy foods like lean meats and veggies. I can't say this is true, but true for me at least. I get less hunger and I can tolerate the hunger when I'm eating healthy foods. Processed foods…

Hunger is part of the territory losing weight. You can't feel full and totally satisfied when you are at a calorie deficit. I've been down this road a few times in the past 30 years, like many of you. If I were you I would start by just tracking your calories and never lie to yourself about anything. First rule, EVERYTHING…

I really like your weekly perspective. I do the same. I weigh in on Fridays because it actually motivates me going into the weekend. If I've done well, I usually don't want to be a hog to stay on track and I can have a beer, maybe two over the weekend. If I'm over, I'm motivated to have a good diet weekend. Also, if I…